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| (A picture which portrays what the Northerners did to Farquhar.) |
At the end of PART 1.... "As these thoughts, which have here to be set down in words, were flashed into the doomed man’s brain rather than evolved from it the captain nodded to the sergeant. The sergeant stepped aside."
(An Occurene At Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce)
I liked this part of the story because this is where Bierce marks an important turning point of the story. When I read this part of the story it caught my attention. Right away, my first thoughts were that this was the end of Farquhar. However, Bierce does not only use this to capture our attention but to also connect us to who we are reading about. Bierce changes up the scene to another, in the paragraphs following this particular part. This part of the story is where he pauses the action which is about to take place. I believe that the authors purpose is to take a break in what is about to take place, the death of Farquhar. He uses the following sections to tell us about who Farquhar was and his attributes to the Civil War as a Southener. He was a plantation owner, slave owner as well and could not physically be a part of the Civil War but he supported it 100% and would do whatever it took to participate. The passage serves as an early indication of the surprise ending to come.We see a lot of flash backs and daydreaming that goes on which makes us doubt that Farquhar is going to die.
Great observation and explanation Noemi. You gave a well background explanation about Farquhar's life. the way of how Bierce change the scenes, intrigue us to keep reading and we whants to know what going to happend next and if its going to happend what we are think and all that. your point of view about the story and explanation is interesting and i liked, and enjoyed to read.
ReplyDeleteI am so amazed how the writer wants us to get around think about the drama and how he reconnects his thought to what actually happened during Peyton’s death. He almost killed me while he turned in to the moving the sergeant from that temporary wooden platform to step aside. From the drama, I can tell that the illusions and final thoughts of Peyton’s and his family were so touching. There will be nothing more than your family; in this case his wife and children, at the time of your death you would think about. That was so touchy for me and that is how things will end up finally....However I like the point you make.
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